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Indonesia: Incentives, Innovations and Replication – Local Governance Improvements for Better Services for All

26 April 2016
Indonesia introduced a dramatic decentralization in 2001 – but local governments (LGs) often lacked sufficient capacity to deliver. The USAID-supported Indonesia Local Governance Service Improvement (Kinerja) program focused on incentives, empowering citizens to demand better services; on…

Jakarta’s Bus Rapid Transit System

31 March 2016
Hoping to improve the worsening traffic situation in Jakarta brought about by a growing population of 8 million in 2000, Sutiyoso—then Governor of Jakarta—pushed for the construction of the Transjakarta Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), drawing inspiration from Bogota’s Transmilenio. The BRT masterplan is…

Transport (Central and West Asia)

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in Central and West Asia under the Transport sector.

Health and Education (Central and West)

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in Central and West Asia under Health and Education.

Water and Urban Development (Central and West Asia)

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations in Central and West Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Agriculture and Environment (Central and West Asia)

16 March 2016
Know more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of agriculture and environment, along with the corresponding pipeline and lending projects in Central and West Asia.

Energy (Central West Asia)

16 March 2016
Learn more about the ADB Energy Policy, and how it is helping ADB developing member countries access reliable, adequate, and affordable energy. This presentation focuses on lending and non-lending programs of ADB on energy in Central and West Asia.

Knowledge Partnership for Clean Energy: Highlights of the Workout on the Indonesia Center of Excellence

31 December 2015
This material contains the highlights of Asian Development Bank’s Knowledge Partnership for Clean Energy Workout on the Indonesia Center of Excellence. This report summarizes the highlights of the event, the first in a series of intensive workout sessions envisioned to help Indonesia and other…

Realizing the Goal of “23% Renewables by 2025” via Technology Innovation and Bioenergy

17 December 2015
Biofuels, while seen as a favorable solution to the economic recession, are not all drought- and saline-resistant, and can also be expensive. A promising and cost-effective biofuel source is sweet sorghum, though there is no significant bioethanol production that currently exists for the crop.

Center of Excellence for Clean Energy in Indonesia

16 December 2015
Accelerating the development of new and renewable energy (NRE) in Indonesia is necessary given the vast availability of these national resources. Complementary to this endeavor is the establishment of a Center of Excellence on Clean Energy that aims to combine various efforts in the development and…